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From: jqj@oregon.uoregon.edu (J Q Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.proteon
Subject: Re: p4200 routing
Message-ID: <165@oregon.uoregon.edu>
Date: 16 Jan 89 16:35:26 GMT
References: <8812282011.AA09937@ncnoc.tucc.edu>
Organization: University of Oregon
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Two questions on Proteon routing and RIP:

NorthWestNet is built with Proteon P4200s connected by 19.2Kb trellis on
voice grade lines and 56Kb digital lines.  We use RIP as our IGP.  With
two different line speeds and redundant paths, we sometimes have
problems getting the default paths to be the least cost.  Cursory
reading of the P4200 manual indicates that there is no way to assign a
higher than 1 cost to a serial line (so as to make a slow link appear to
be 2 or 3 hops compared to a fast link).  Am I correct, or is there some
way to do this I don't see?

Also, we're interested in investigating higher speed modems on voice grade
lines as a way to reduce inequity.  Does anyone have any experience with
Microcom MNP level 9 modems (the things that are claimed to get 38.4Kb on
voice grade lines) between Proteon routers?